Felt sheep!

Check out my lovely felt sheep! He's inspired by the same drawing that inspired my country garden cushion, only using felt gave me the opportunity to give him a more 'fluffy' shape. He has a small tail on the back, and I'm thinking of making another one from black felt with a white face and legs. Maybe I'll make them into key rings to sell on folksy.
More soon,
Hailwood Handmades xxx

English country garden

Hi again!
Here is a cushion I've made, appliqué sheep and clouds on a patchwork field background. The design was inspired by a picture I used to draw when I was at school. The sheep's bodies are silk, and their faces and legs are made of cotton velvet. All of the appliqué is secured with blanket stitch in matching colours of embroidery threads.
I might make another one with rabbits on it for a friend who loves her bunnies!
More soon,
Hailwood Handmades x

Duo of owls

These are the lovely cuddly owls that I made to sell on folksy.com. They're made from felt, and stitched together with embroidery cotton. For the pattern I just cut out a shape that looked right, measured around the bottom half for the length of the gusset and stitched them together! I also drew around the basic shape so I could make more the same. The buttons for their eyes came from my grandmothers button box - always worth a rummage!
More felt fun soon,
Hailwood Handmades xx